Mourinho explains Drogba devotion
Jose Mourinho has revealed why he wants to sign Didier Drogba - because he feels the Marseille striker is the closest thing to Arsenal attacker Thierry Henry.
Chelsea's move for the Ivory Coast star is dependent on whether Hernan Crespo decides to pursue his career away from Stamford Bridge, with Milan on the Argentinian's trail.
If, as expected, Crespo departs, then Mourinho is hopeful Roman Abramovich's transfer chest will convince Marseille to change their stance over their top scorer.
"It would depend on Marseille," he told Sky Sports News. "But Drogba is a player I like very much.
"Drogba may be the most similar player to Thierry Henry. Thierry has already proved he is an amazing player, the best player in England, the top scorer and so on, and so on.
"Drogba is in French football and African football, no more than that, but, when I see his qualities - the power, the speed, the direction of the ball, always his first control is to look at the goal, the way he fights and presses for the team. As a striker he can be the first defender.
"I think he is a player who can achieve success in England.
"I can understand Marseille don't want to sell him, they say that and, at the moment, we haven't moved for him because we have enough but we will see."
